Are sex dolls a depraved product?

Currently, the law does not have specific regulations on depraved products. According to Point b Clause 1 Article 3 Regulations on cultural activities and business of public cultural services promulgated with Decree 103/2009/ND-CP regulations strictly prohibit cultural activities and cultural service businesses with content that spreads reactionary ideology and culture, lewd and depraved lifestyles, criminal acts, social evils, and superstitions. strict, contrary to good customs and traditions, harmful to health and destroying the ecological environment.

It can be seen that there is currently no legal document regulating sex dolls as prohibited goods nor has any competent cultural inspection agency determined that they are depraved products.

Is buying sex dolls online illegal?

Previously, in Appendix I - List of goods and services banned from business issued together Decree 59/2006/ND-CP. There are regulations that cultural products that are reactionary, depraved, superstitious or harmful to aesthetic education and personality are classified as goods and services banned from business, but currently the use of this document is prohibited. no longer suitable.

Reference to Clause 1 Article 6 Investment Law regulations on industries and occupations banned from business investment and List of industries and occupations subject to investment and business conditions promulgated together Appendix IV Investment Law 2020 (added by Clause 5 Article 3 Law amending the Law on Public Investment, Law on Investment by public-private partnership, Law on Investment, Law on Housing, Law on Bidding, Law on Electricity, Law on Enterprises, Law on Special Consumption Tax and Law on Execution of Judgments civil 2022 and supplemented by Clause 1 Article 2 Law on Radio Frequency Amended 2022) then the sex doll business does not belong to these industries. Therefore, in principle, it is still possible to trade in the above products.

However, in reality, market management agencies can still impose administrative sanctions on sex doll businesses in cases where sex dolls are of unknown origin, or harmful to moral lifestyle.

Accordingly, in your case of buying a sex doll online, it can be considered as just a normal civil transaction and not contrary to the law.